Jesse Eugene Lawhon was born on 25 June 1924, the son of Samuel “Sam” Alexander Lawhon and Annie Elizabeth Bobb.
Killed in Action 16 February 1944 in Italy
He is buried at Paint Rock Cemetery, Roane Co, TN
Private
7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Company C
The Knoxville Journal, 6 August 1948
Pvt. Jessie Lawhon was killed Feb. 16, 1944 in Italy. Survivors: parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Lawhon; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Mitchell, Mrs. Hattie Wallace; five brothers, Alec, Ed, Leonard, Jim and Robert. Interment, church cemetery, with military honors.
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 25 June 1924
- Date of death: 16 February 1944
- County: Roane
- Hometown: Loudon
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: p
- Burial/Memorial Location: Paint Rock Cemetery, Roane County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Top Panel
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